Epic Rivalry : The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race

from GwenH

Although there is no shortage of books on man's expansion into space, "Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race" by Von Hardesty and Gene Eisman deliver their own unique perspective. The book could be used as an overview, but where "Epic Rivalry" shines is in vividly c...

from gordon361

Epic Rivalry was released in October of 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. As the the title suggests, the story takes us inside the competition between the the U.S. and U.S.S.R to conquer space and eventually land a m...

from worcester

In "Epic Rivalry" Von Hardesty and Gene Eisman have crafted a good general survey of the Soviet and U.S. space programs (with a small dose of the German V-2 program, as well), from the end of the Second World War to the Apollo XI moon landing. This is a good book for those looking for their first...

from ricksbooks

"Epic Rivalry" covers the space race in a unique fashion, focusing not so much on the various achievements of the Soviet and American programs, but rather on the ways in which they were each impacted by the other. This interweaving perspective provides far greater context than a work that solely ...

from TomVeal

Epic Rivalry follows the Great Space Race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. from its roots in the German V-2 rocket project through the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon. The lead author, Von Hardesty, has written extensively about the Soviet Air Force, a background that informs the book's view of...